Thank you for the question, Mr. Villemure.
I also want to thank you for the work you and your party are doing to support and improve the bill. I understand your question very well, and I know that you are asking it sincerely. I assure you that we want to get things right.
Having said that, you're right. You talked about why it wasn't possible to magically give a list of names. You're right that it's important to reassure Canadians. Democratic institutions and our country's highest democratic institution, the House of Commons, where we are privileged to sit, are immune from foreign interference to the greatest extent possible. Those who choose to participate in such scenarios must be held accountable.
As Minister of Public Safety, I had the privilege of seeing the work of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, or CSIS, up close. I have no doubt that those who choose to break the law and act against Canada's interests will be held accountable. In the context of elections, the Canada Elections Act comes to mind. There are a number of mechanisms at play.
You referred to the Hogue commission, and rightly so. I was pleased to work with Mr. Therrien, the House leader of your party, last summer to create the Hogue commission. I have full confidence in its work, and I look forward to seeing the commissioner's recommendations. We had a report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians this week as well as the report from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency.
I hope the will of Parliament is to improve the bill and get it passed. It's up to you to decide whether amendments should be proposed to improve it. However, the idea is to reassure Canadians and to strengthen national security institutions and agencies so as to counter interference.
We're awaiting the recommendations that will come out of the Hogue commission at the end of the year, and we're looking closely at the recommendations of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. We can work together next winter to improve the bill or introduce a new one.
We're on the lookout, and we're trying to do everything we can to reassure Canadians. I think it's important not to give the impression that there are members of Parliament who aren't subject to the act. Everyone is subject to it. I'm sure that the process will be done properly.